Seven counties with sixty five contestants were well represented at the Maryland 4-H State Dairy Bowl contest held at the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland College Park on Saturday April 14th. Event staff volunteers included faculty, staff and students from the University of Maryland Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, five USDA researchers and employees, an FDA researcher and many private industry professionals. This is a terrific networking opportunity for the contestants and a gateway to the University campus and programs. The contest began at 9:00am with teams competing in a double elimination bracket ranked according to their scores from the written exam. The students work very hard and show tremendous potential for leadership in the dairy industry. Please congratulate the following teams and individuals for their outstanding performance. Event staff remarked throughout the day how impressed they were with the knowledge that the contestants demonstrated.

Junior
Top Individuals in the Written Exam
1. Ryan Allen - Frederick
2. Emily Hurd - Anne Arundel
3. Grace Hughes - Anne Arundel
4. Max Nelson - Anne Arundel
5. Robert Hahn - Frederick

Individuals
1. Ryan Allen - Frederick
2. Max Nelsen - Anne Arundel
3. Grace Hughes - Anne Arundel
4. Dylan Hill - Kent
5. Jordyn Griffin - Carroll
6. Emily Hurd - Anne Arundel
7. Claire Hughes - Anne Arundel
8. Shannon McCabe - Anne Arundel
9. Marissa Roberts - Carroll
10. Robert Hahn – Frederick


Jr Team: Anne Arundel County Team coached by Wendy Sites
Teams
1. Anne Arundel A
2. Frederick A
3. Carroll
4. Kent/Frederick B
5. Anne Arundel B

Intermediate
Top Individuals in the Written Exam
1. Todd Allen - Frederick
2. James Savage - Montgomery
3. Wyatt Kahler - Carroll
4. Cassie Plummer - Kent
5. Maura McCabe - Anne Arundel

Individuals
1. Todd Allen - Frederick
2. Catherine Savage - Montgomery
3. Maura McCabe - Anne Arundel
4. Dustin Hahn - Frederick
5. Allie Wilson - Frederick
6. James Savage - Montgomery
7. Jillian Seay - Cecil
8. Cassie Plummer - Kent
9. Shelby Iager - Frederick
10. Tyler McMullen – Cecil


Intermediate Division: Frederick County Team coached by Karen Zimmerman and Tara Wolfe
Teams
1. Frederick A
2. Montgomery
3. Anne Arundel
4. Frederick B
5. Carroll
6. Cecil
7. Kent

Senior
Top Individuals in the Written Exam
1. Katelyn Allen - Frederick
2. Shelby Hahn - Frederick
3. Garret Buckemeier - Frederick
4. Dunchadhn Lyons - Montgomery
5. Elizabeth Lyons - Cecil

Individuals
1. Dunchadhn Lyons - Montgomery
2. Shelby Hahn - Frederick
3. Elizabeth Davis - Cecil
4. Garret Buckmeier - Frederick
5. Katelyn Allen - Frederick
6. Curtis Gannon - Montgomery
7. Josiah Manning - Calvert
8. Riley Hoffman - Frederick
9. Cassidy Schirmer - Kent
10. Kyle Plummer - Kent


Senior Division: Frederick County Team coached by Brooke Hoffman Ridinger.
Teams
1. Frederick
2. Montgomery
3. Cecil
4. Kent
5. Calvert

The top ten Senior individuals are eligible to compete in the 4-H State Dairy Bowl Buzz-off will be held on Saturday September 8th at the State 4-H office in College Park for the opportunity to represent Maryland at the National 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest in Louisville, KY. For more information, please visit: dairy.umd.edu and click on the 4-H Dairy link. photo by Laurie Savage

4.16.2012